Day 3 - Chongqing - GOTCHA DAY!!

Well, the day has finally arrived, and we are so happy to introduce you to Hannah Yuyan!! She is absolutely beautiful!!

The day started with a trip to the bank. After we searched for the past month to find perfect money to pay the fees, it turned out we just had to bring it to the bank and exchange it for RMB, anyway. The bank, however, was an experience!! They had to inspect each hundred dollar bill, even though most of them were brand new! There were three of us exchanging money, and it took about an hour to do...joy.

After lunch, we drove around the city a little, then went to the Chongqing Register's Office. When we got off the elevator, we saw three babies in walkers, and knew right then they were ours! They were all very active, rolling around the foyer drawing attention to themselves. They traveled to Chongqing from the Qianjing orphanage this morning, about a 6-7 hour drive. They were all dressed very well, in cute little fleece outfits. They did look a little warm, though.

While I was completing some of the paperwork, and paying the cashier, Darese and some of the others wandered over to play with the babies. They were eventually introduced to their daughters. Since there were only three babies, only the director of the orphanage came with one or two others. Typically, there would have been more nannies along to help out. We did get to meet the director, and she is very nice. We could tell she cared a lot for these kids.

We're heading out the door now for dinner, so I'll try to write more later, but here are some photos for now....Enjoy!

Joe, Darese, and Hannah